Abstract/Description

Political agreement
on new official controls to...

Notes

Political agreement
on new official controls to ensure the hygiene of food of animal
origin destined for human consumption was reached by the EU Agricultural
Council on July 22nd 2003. The regulation will go back to the European
Parliament in the autumn for a second reading.
Comment:
This regulation illustrates the extent to which domestic EU food-safety
regulations impinge on imports from third countries. The cost implications
of meeting these standards in the context of relatively low volumes
of quota-restricted imports may be enough to drive ACP suppliers
from the EU market, particularly where old established investments
have been allowed to deteriorate.